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Students Seek Funding from Bama Blitz to Build Liquid Rocket, Satellite    /  UA News

A group of 30 University of Alabama engineering undergraduate students are attempting to build the first student-designed liquid-fueled rocket to launch a UA-built satellite into space for the first time.


Author: Jamon Smith    /    Published: April 9, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

Thermodynamic Characterization Of Engine Exhaust Flows For Recovering Waste Exhaust Energy (Exergy)    /  Science Trends

The heavy-duty engine industry in the United States faces a difficult challenge in demonstrating engine technologies to achieve 55% brake thermal efficiency (BTE) for future heavy-duty diesel engines under the…


Source: Science Trends    /    Published: April 8, 2018    /    Posted in:   Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students    /    Features:   ,   

ariel view of Engineering Quad

2018 Scholarship America® Dream Award Recipients Named    /  WTOC 11 (Savannah, Georgia)

Twelve extraordinary students have been selected as recipients of Scholarship America’s 2018 Dream Award, given to students who have completed or expect to successfully complete at least one full year…


Source: WTOC 11 (Savannah, Georgia)    /    Published: April 7, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Computer Science, In The News, Students   

Two UA Students Win Goldwater Scholarships for 2018    /  UA News

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has selected two University of Alabama students as Goldwater Scholars for 2018-2019. The winners are Elizabeth Rowe and Donna Xia.


Author: Richard LeComte    /    Published: April 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Students, UA News   

Hundreds of Sixth-Graders to Launch Rockets Friday    /  UA News

The Tuscaloosa Rocketry Challenge will be held at noon Friday, April 6, on The University of Alabama’s outdoor recreation fields.


Author: Alana Norris    /    Published: April 3, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Outreach, Students, UA News   

ARES team plans to take UA to space

Alabama Rocket Engineering Systems team, or ARES, has set out to inspire a passion for rocketry and design at The University of Alabama. This team, currently made up of 30…


Author: Gillian Castro    /    Published: April 2, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Research, Students   

College of Engineering showing play this weekend    /  Crimson White

Just because they frequent Rogers Library doesn’t mean they can’t stage a play.  This weekend, engineering students are bringing John Cardiani’s play “Almost, Maine” to the stage. The College of Engineering,…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: March 31, 2018    /    Posted in:   Events, In The News, Students   

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UA College of Engineering uses drones to analyze damage at JSU    /  WVUA

Drones have become a popular item and now the University of Alabama’s engineering department has found a new way to put them to use. The UA’s Remote Sensing Center used its…


Source: WVUA    /    Published: March 30, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Outreach, Students   

Mont Belvieu’s Pezent recognized with UA research award    /  Liberty (Texas) Vindicator

James Pezent of Mont Belvieu was recognized for research by The University of Alabama’s Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Program.


Source: Liberty (Texas) Vindicator    /    Published: March 29, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, In The News, Research, Students   

UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference    /  UA News

More than 450 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 28-30.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: March 26, 2018    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Events, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

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In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.